Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-11-14

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Nov 14
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
400 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 450▼ 93 vs year ago 493 · −18.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 102▲ 23 vs year ago 73 · +31.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 11▼ 8 vs year ago 11 · −72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

10 head Baby Calves : 40.00

No sale on 11/21/23 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.20/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$178.20
154 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$850
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.33
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1482188.58910103
Medium and Large 2471166.8778637
Medium and Large 3455131.8160014thin
One grade step is worth $56.76/cwt here — about $309 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale154 hd
178.20
—
NC average8 barns · 1,148 hd
166.88
+11.33
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,724111.571,92312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66090.801,5072thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08090.6797923
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00774.1674752

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)838$7402thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)815$7101thin

Every lot, as filed

99 lots · USDA AMS · Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 3—463134.84/cwt125.00–145.006242
HeifersMedium and Large 3—418145.30/cwt135.00–155.006072
HeifersMedium and Large 3—615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372223.52/cwt217.50–230.008315
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472188.66/cwt180.00–202.5089021
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475175.13/cwt172.50–178.008322
HeifersMedium and Large 1—576181.95/cwt172.50–192.501,0487
HeifersMedium and Large 1—718142.95/cwt140.00–150.001,0265
HeifersMedium and Large 1—522185.52/cwt172.50–192.509689
HeifersMedium and Large 2—335188.41/cwt185.00–190.006313
HeifersMedium and Large 1—319220.83/cwt210.00–232.5070410
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420183.73/cwt165.00–195.007727
HeifersMedium and Large 1—825117.45/cwt110.00–125.009692
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618167.56/cwt160.00–175.001,03610
HeifersMedium and Large 1—233206.29/cwt195.00–225.004817
HeifersMedium and Large 2—583157.97/cwt145.00–167.509216
HeifersMedium and Large 2—622138.36/cwt130.00–145.008613
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 2—359186.06/cwt170.00–195.006684
HeifersMedium and Large 1—273204.19/cwt195.00–225.005578
HeifersMedium and Large 1—760126.20/cwt122.50–130.009592
HeifersMedium and Large 3—285147.50/cwt147.50–147.504201
HeifersMedium and Large 2—760107.50/cwt107.50–107.508171
SteersMedium and Large 1—522238.61/cwt227.50–248.001,2463
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524152.45/cwt145.00–165.007995
HeifersMedium and Large 2—272186.00/cwt180.00–190.005063
HeifersMedium and Large 2—225185.00/cwt185.00–185.004161
SteersMedium and Large 1—326262.39/cwt245.00–270.008554
SteersMedium and Large 1—700172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2081
SteersMedium and Large 1—673172.03/cwt164.00–180.001,1582
HeifersMedium and Large 3—514127.52/cwt120.00–135.006554
HeifersMedium and Large 3—553115.02/cwt110.00–120.006362
HeifersMedium and Large 2—655126.28/cwt122.50–130.008272
SteersMedium and Large 1—276251.48/cwt230.00–265.006946
SteersMedium and Large 1—468244.49/cwt230.00–257.501,1444
SteersMedium and Large 2—529187.01/cwt170.00–202.509894
SteersMedium and Large 1—628188.15/cwt182.50–197.501,1824
SteersMedium and Large 1—880150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3201
SteersMedium and Large 1—572210.89/cwt190.00–239.001,20610
SteersMedium and Large 2—622160.85/cwt155.00–167.501,0003
SteersMedium and Large 3—523127.61/cwt125.00–130.006672
Dairy SteersLarge 3—350125.00/cwt125.00–125.004381
Dairy SteersLarge 3—410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,238100.81/cwt100.00–102.001,2483
CowsLean 85-90%—82246.73/cwt45.00–51.003843
CowsLean 85-90%—69862.04/cwt60.00–64.004336
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04176.19/cwt66.00–82.0079335
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,66090.80/cwt88.00–94.001,5072
CowsLean 85-90%—1,15984.68/cwt84.00–87.009818
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05689.15/cwt85.00–97.5094120
Bulls——1,778122.40/cwt121.00–124.002,1762
Bulls——1,723110.45/cwt105.00–117.001,9039
Bulls——1,625100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—815710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—838740.03/head630.00–820.007402
BullsMedium and Large 1—827135.67/cwt132.00–140.001,1223
BullsMedium and Large 1—885139.07/cwt133.00–145.001,2312
BullsMedium and Large 1—515193.67/cwt185.00–207.5099711
BullsMedium and Large 1—371239.74/cwt220.00–255.0088910
BullsMedium and Large 1—240255.10/cwt250.00–260.006122
BullsMedium and Large 2—624138.74/cwt135.00–145.008664
BullsMedium and Large 1—767144.86/cwt130.00–155.001,1113
BullsMedium and Large 1—611168.50/cwt160.00–185.001,0308
BullsMedium and Large 2—570172.24/cwt165.00–180.009822
BullsMedium and Large 2—672135.57/cwt126.00–150.009116
BullsMedium and Large 2—300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
BullsMedium and Large 1—910130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1831
BullsMedium and Large 1—488217.98/cwt207.50–237.501,06415
BullsMedium and Large 1—423221.06/cwt210.00–237.5093515
BullsMedium and Large 1—666161.22/cwt157.50–165.001,0744
BullsMedium and Large 3—357153.27/cwt150.00–155.005473
BullsMedium and Large 2—225190.00/cwt190.00–190.004281
BullsMedium and Large 1—327247.93/cwt230.00–265.008117
BullsMedium and Large 2—477189.85/cwt175.00–200.0090610
HeifersMedium and Large 3—310147.50/cwt147.50–147.504571
BullsMedium and Large 2—355185.00/cwt185.00–185.006571
BullsMedium and Large 1—562197.07/cwt190.00–215.001,10812
BullsMedium and Large 2—280201.38/cwt190.00–215.005644
BullsMedium and Large 2—705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
HeifersMedium and Large 1—858117.61/cwt105.00–130.001,0092
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420217.24/cwt207.50–225.0091211
HeifersMedium and Large 1—905110.00/cwt110.00–110.009961
HeifersMedium and Large 3—240135.00/cwt135.00–135.003241
BullsMedium and Large 3—574136.81/cwt122.50–150.007855
BullsMedium and Large 3—470129.89/cwt125.00–135.006103
HeifersMedium and Large 1—665167.50/cwt155.00–177.501,1143
SteersMedium and Large 1—417220.00/cwt212.50–225.009173
SteersMedium and Large 2—480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009602
SteersMedium and Large 1—378245.85/cwt242.50–250.009293
SteersMedium and Large 2—440192.59/cwt185.00–200.008472
SteersMedium and Large 3—445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007341
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—447277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,2403
SteersMedium and Large 2—790150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1851
BullsMedium and Large 1—722149.60/cwt130.00–162.501,0806
BullsMedium and Large 1—283241.77/cwt220.00–255.006844
BullsMedium and Large 2—443193.80/cwt185.00–202.508592
BullsMedium and Large 2—530175.00/cwt175.00–175.009281
BullsMedium and Large 3—516137.81/cwt125.00–155.007114
BullsMedium and Large 3—610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.